January 26, 2022
January 26, 2022
HB 764, PN 2646 (B. Miller) – Amends the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) to permit an employer to provisionally hire employees before all required clearances have been obtained if specific conditions are met. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 806, PN 1353...
January 26, 2022
Harrisburg, Pa. − January 26, 2022 − On Tuesday January 25, 2022, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) made powerful remarks in support of HB 253, which has since passed. Earlier that day, HB 253 was amended in the Senate Appropriations...
January 26, 2022
Reading – January 26, 2022 – This afternoon, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) announced the Berk Community Action Program, Inc. (BCAP) received $600,000 for violence prevention initiatives. Over $24 million in Violence Intervention and...
January 26, 2022
McKeesport, January 26, 2022 – State Sen. Jim Brewster announced today that the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC) has awarded $600,000 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants for projects in his senatorial district. “I...
January 26, 2022
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 26, 2022 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Agency (CFA) has issued $2,404,411 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants to projects that impact Senate District 38. GEDTF grants are...
January 26, 2022
Allegheny County, Pa. – January 26, 2022 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Jr. today announced the award of $650,000 in grants for economic development projects in the 43rd senatorial district. “Our district boasts incomparable resources,...
January 26, 2022
HARRISBURG, January 26, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth, chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, will join Senator John Kane to host a virtual public hearing Friday at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the proposed Anthracite Ridge wind farm project in...
January 26, 2022
HARRISBURG – January 26, 2022 – Efforts to stem violence in the City of Philadelphia will receive nearly $15 million in new state funding, state Sen. Vincent Hughes announced today. The grants, administered through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...
January 26, 2022
HARRISBURG – January 26, 2022 – The PA Senate Democrats were proud to pass legislation yesterday that will provide $225 million in funding to Pennsylvania hospitals and health care providers. This funding comes through the federal American Rescue Plan and final...
